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Himlung Himal expedition

A typical plan runs 30 days from Kathmandu and back, with the climb to Himlung Himal at 7,126 m.

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Guide price from US$7,500: our 2023 price for the 26-day itinerary. We confirm this season’s price in your quote.

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Koto2,600 mMeta3,560 mPhu3,900 mHimlungBase Camp4,900 mCamp 1 5,450 mCamp 2 6,000 mCamp 3 6,250 m5 km
Each dot is a place you sleep, joined in the order you walk. High point: हिमलुङ हिमाल Himlung Himal, 7,126 m.
  1. Koto, 2,600 m
  2. Meta, 3,560 m
  3. Phu, 3,900 m
  4. Phu, 3,900 m
  5. Himlung Base Camp, 4,900 m
  6. Camp 1, 5,450 m
  7. Camp 2, 6,000 m
  8. Camp 3, 6,250 m
  9. Himlung Base Camp, 4,900 m
  10. Meta, 3,560 m
  11. Koto, 2,600 m

हिमलुङ हिमाल

Himlung Himal

7,126 m
from US$7,500

Trip facts

Days
30 days
High point
Himlung Himal, 7,126 m
Grade
Full mountaineering
When to go
Autumn (departures in early October, about a month) and spring (April to mid May)
Starts
Koto (2,600 m)
Finishes
Koto (2,600 m)
Days on the trail
22
Walking each day
3 to 8 hours

Typical figures for this route, checked on 1 October 2026. Narbin's team confirms the days, heights and grade for your dates.

Getting there

Two days by road: Kathmandu to Besisahar (760 m), then Besisahar to Koto (2,600 m) by jeep. One operator quotes 9 to 12 hours by bus for the Kathmandu to Besisahar leg (on its Manaslu itinerary); no fetched source gave hours for Besisahar to Koto.

Getting back

Same way: walk out to Koto, then two days by road via Besisahar

Route and altitude

Heights on the way

Passes, viewpoints, camps and side trips, highest first.

Himlung Himal summit
7,126 m
Camp 3
6,250 m
Camp 2
6,000 m
Camp 1
5,450 m
Himlung Base Camp
4,900 m
Phu
3,900 m
Altitude by dayEach dot is an overnight stop, in walking order. The days depend on your plan.
Altitude each night on the Himlung Himal expedition. The highest night is at Camp 3, 6,250 m, stop 8.
StopOvernightAltitude
1Koto2,600 m
2Meta3,560 m
3Kyang3,840 m
4Phu3,900 m
5Himlung Base Camp4,900 m
6Camp 15,450 m
7Camp 26,000 m
8Camp 36,250 m
9Himlung Base Camp4,900 m
10Meta3,560 m
11Koto2,600 m

Day by day

The overnight stops of a typical expedition, in walking order.

  1. 1Koto2,600 m
  2. 2Meta3,560 m
  3. 3Kyang3,840 m
  4. 4Phu (2 nights)3,900 m
  5. 5Himlung Base Camp4,900 m
  6. 6Camp 15,450 m
  7. 7Camp 26,000 m
  8. 8Camp 36,250 m
  9. 9Himlung Base Camp4,900 m
  10. 10Meta3,560 m
  11. 11Koto2,600 m

Narbin's team sets the days for your dates. Ask us on WhatsApp for this season's plan for the Himlung Himal expedition.

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What is included

From our 2023 trip notes; to be confirmed in your quote.

Included

  • Airport pickup and drop-off by private car
  • Hotel nights in Kathmandu, with breakfast
  • Guided sightseeing in Kathmandu by private car
  • A licensed trekking and camping guide trained in wilderness first aid
  • Porters from the area: one porter for every two trekkers
  • A cook and a kitchen helper on the mountain
  • Wages, insurance, transport and rooms for all staff
  • Road transport for every drive in the plan
  • Shared climbing gear: ropes, ice screws and snow anchors
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on the trek
  • Hotel, lodge or tent nights on the trek to base camp
  • Tents for the staff
  • Daily weather forecasts from a mountain forecasting service in Seattle
  • Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit
  • TIMS card (a trekker registration card)
  • Special permit for the Nar Phu valley, a restricted area
  • Himlung Himal climbing permit and the government's climbing fee
  • One licensed climbing guide for each climber
  • A medical check at base camp
  • First-aid kits for the group and the staff
  • A satellite phone
  • An oxygen cylinder for each climber
  • A portable pressure bag for treating altitude sickness
  • Gas and stoves at Camps 1 to 3

Not included

  • Lunch and dinner in Kathmandu
  • Travel insurance
  • Your Nepal visa fee
  • International flights
  • Personal costs: snacks, drinks, alcohol, laundry and phone
  • Your clothing, personal medicines and trekking gear
  • Your personal climbing gear

Permits and rules

We arrange these permits for your expedition. Fees are as the issuing office lists them, with the date we checked.

  • Nar Phu restricted area permit

    Issued by Department of Immigration

    September to November, first week
    US$100person per week
    September to November, each day after the first week
    US$15person per day beyond 1 week
    December to August, first week
    US$75person per week
    December to August, each day after the first week
    US$15person per day beyond 1 week

    Issued by Department of Immigration, through a registered trekking agency only.

    Source: Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Annapurna Conservation Area entry permit

    Issued by National Trust for Nature Conservation

    Foreign visitors
    NPR 3,000person per entry, tax included
    Citizens of SAARC countries
    NPR 1,000person per entry, tax included
    Nepali citizens
    NPR 100person per entry

    Issued by National Trust for Nature Conservation (e-permit online, or counters in Kathmandu and Pokhara). Children under 10: free. Bought at a checkpost on the trail: double fee.

    Source: National Trust for Nature Conservation (Annapurna and Manaslu Conservation Area e-permits), checked 1 October 2026

  • Department of Tourism expedition royalty: peaks 7,001 to 7,500 m (Himlung)

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Spring
    US$800person
    Autumn
    US$400person
    Winter and summer
    US$200person

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Garbage management deposit (Department of Tourism)

    Issued by Department of Tourism

    Khumbu and Annapurna peaks of 7,001 to 8,000 m, and Ama Dablam
    US$2,000expedition team
    Other ranges, peaks under 8,000 m
    US$500expedition team

    Source: Department of Tourism, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

Rules on this route

  • From 1 September 2025 solo expeditions on 8,000 m peaks are banned and a guide is required for every two climbers above 8,000 m; other mountains need at least one guide per group.

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

  • Restricted-area permits are issued only through listed trekking agencies, with insurance papers for trekkers, guides and porters.

    Source: Department of Immigration, Government of Nepal, checked 1 October 2026

  • Since 22 March 2026 a restricted-area permit can be issued to a single trekker, who must still be accompanied by a licensed guide and book through a registered agency; one guide may lead at most seven trekkers. Before this, permits went only to groups of two or more.

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

  • Restricted area permits are arranged through a registered trekking agency, which is responsible for rescue and logistics (Department of Immigration rules revised in March 2026)

    Source: The Kathmandu Post, checked 1 October 2026

Is this trip right for you?

A non-technical 7,000 m peak by Himalayan standards, but a full expedition: glacier travel, fixed lines on steeper snow, nights above 6,000 m and a long summit day above 7,000 m. Climbers need to be competent with crampons, ice axe and ascending fixed lines, and fit for a month of hard days.

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Walking each day
3 to 8 hours
Highest night
Camp 3, 6,250 m
High point
7,126 m

Price and booking

from US$7,500

2023 price for the 26-day itinerary

This is a guide price for the Himlung Himal expedition. The typical plan on this page runs 30 days, so your quote sets this season's price for the plan you choose. It depends on the size of your group, the season and whether you travel privately or join a group.

We confirm payment terms in your quote. Nothing is paid online.

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